Glove



C. F. SCHUESSLER Feb. 16, 1943 GLOVE Filed Jan. 17, 1942 Patented Feb.16, 1943 UNITED Qs'r:

GLovE CarlF. lSchuessler,-(lliicz,1,go,'Ill. l Y nppncanonianuaryiiv,1942, serial-N0. 121,150`

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This invention relates to aglove and more particularly to afknittedglove. I

`One'diiculty with knitted gloves is the` tendency of the inner fingerandthumb portion of the glove to Wear by reason of frequent contact withWearing'surfaces. Further, because. of the loose knitting, there is atendency for key rings and-other articles to' catch. Within the stitchesand to tear the glove. On the ctherhand, if theV glove is knitted rathertightly, then the ngers and thumb cannot be manipulated` with ease andthe glove is unsatisfactory.

An object of this invention isr to provide a.

glove wherein the. iingerstand thumb can be readily moved Without effortWhile at the same time providinglan extremelysturdyand. compact innersurface whichUwil-lfresistWear and which will also preventV articles,etcrfrom catching Within the stitches. A further object is to providefa`method whereby the thumb canbe readily knitwithout requiringfashioning` opera.- tions.` Yet another object is to provide a glovehaving a sturdy inner portion of compact formation while allowing greatflexibility for the fingersV and'. thumb,` vand also providing astructure wherein the added nger and thumb portions can be unitedintegrally with the glove body with a minimum of effort. Other specicobjects and advantages Will appear as the specification proceeds. 1

The invention is illustrated ina preferred embodiment by theaccompanyingr drawing, in

- Figure l is a planv offthe face, of a glove y embodying my invention;Fig. 2; a plan vieW'of the top or back of theglove; lig.V 3, va detailsectional vieW, the section beingtaken as indicated at line 3 of Fig. 1;Fig. 4, aplan view of a tubular knitted'stripfrom-Which thumb portionsmay be formed, the stitches being more tightly formed on the side shown;and Fig. 5,. a broken. plan view of the opposite side of the stripillustratedv in Fig.4, the stitches being uniformly larger on the -sideshown;

`I" havevfound that an extremely satisfactory glovegcan be formed,overcoming the disadvantages hereinbefore mentioned, by knitting thefingers and thumbs so as to providetight or close stitches on the innerside.. thereof while leavingY regular or: large stitches on the'outerfinger. and thumbportion. By this means,acompact and sturdy innersurface is provided which rwill stand wear and which will preventarticles fromcatching within thestitches, While at the SametimethedeSired exibility is alforded by the regular lor llarge stitches ontheY outer surface of the linger orY thumb portion. In other Words,A thefiexing ofi theroi-nts.isiaccommodated byr the outer' wall of regular orlarge stitches, while the inner wally of substantially tight stitchesVprovides a surfaceY which is not, knitted for flexing but .whichgivesthe` compact formation needed for withstanding Wearand' otherpurposes mentioned. s .Y 1

In the illustration giVen,.A designates a glove having a wrist portion[0 'and a bodyportion llg. rEhe-'body of thel glove and-Wristasdescribed may be Vfern/red on a fiat knitting machine and-fthe endsunited: by a` seam or,v if*v desired, the glove may be formed by atubular machine'. After forming'thebody o-f the-glove as described, thengergportions may; be united by stitching, and similarly the thumbportion may be secured in the position shown after a stitch has been cuttoA form the opening in the body.

In; the illustration given, I2 indicates the thumb 1 l 3, as shown inFigs, 4,1 and @the strip is knitted with regular or large stitches', asindicated by the numeral l5, 'along the back 0f thethumb, While ontheinner faceof the thumb the stitches are tighty orsrnall, asind'i'CQdfby the numeral It. -At spaced intervals', a ,row or apluralitycf rows of regular or large stitches l5 are formed between'thetight.stitch-ing onthejface portion of the'strip, as-indicated' more'clearlyin Fig. 4. In vother words, the knitted `tubular stri-p, shown in Fig.4, has on the outer portion thereof, regular stitches A|-51while on theinner facev the stitches are tighter small stitches, as indicated by thenumerall lr6, butthe tig-ht stitches IAEare spaced at regu-lar intervalsbyrows of regular stitches t5. In the particular illustration given,there are siam-ws of loose s titchesfformed between' the rows cf @e 0rtiehtstitches;

When 1 the thumb is formed from the strip shown in Fig. 4; the severanceisV made on. the inner side of the. row of regularV stitches; that is,justlto the right ofthe angular stitches, as shown in Fig. ff., Theouter end ofthe thumb is then closed by stitching, and the closedthumb-is then secured to the bod-y' H of the glOve by looping or joiningthe lowerm'ost portion thereofto the adjacent stitches of the body. Thisis a well-known operation and need not be described in detail. Byemploying the six rows of loose or regular stitches, as described, thereis a looseness about the lower portion of the thumb, causing it to aresomewhat at the base, as indicated at I1 in Fig. 1. Ordinarily, it isnecessary to fashion the lower portion of the thumb by a specialknitting operation which causes the thumb portion to broaden out at itsbase. By the operation described, this fashioning step can be omittedbecause the use of the loose stitches at the base of the thumb, all

the way around, produces sufficient fullness to cause a flaring orwidening of the thumb at this point.

Similarly, in the forming of the fingers I4, I prefer to leave a row' ofloose or regular stitches I8, as indicated in Fig. l, to facilitate thesecuring of the finger to the glove body. In the forming of the tubularstrip, the row I8 of regular stitches serves as a marker to indicatewhere severance should take place, and then the loose stitches greatlyaid the operator in the looping or joining operation. Instead of thesingle row of stitches I8, several rows of loose stitches may be used.The row or rows of loose stitches increase the flexibility of thefingers at their point of junction with the body of the glove.

If desired, the bottom and inner portion of the glove may be providedwith tight stitches in contrast with the loose stitches along the backor outer portion of the glove. Whether or not tight stitches areemployed on the inner face of the glove body, it is important that tightstitches be employed on the inner face of the lingers and also of thethumb, because at these points the major part of the wear occurs and atthese points there is the possibility of key rings and the like catchingand pulling stitches.

Any suitable means for forming the tighter stitches at one point ratherthan at another, may

be employed. In my Patent No. 2,150,730, of March 14, 1939, I have setforth a description of mechanism suitable for forming in a singleoperation tight and loose stitching. Longer and shorter needles may beplaced in tubular knitting machines, etc. for forming tight stitches atone point, while loose stitches are formed at another point in the samerow of stitches. 'Ihe tight and loose or regular stitches can also bemade by using a device which tightens or loosens cams at desiredintervals. Since this mechanism is well known, no detailed descriptionneed here be given. After the mechanism is adjusted for operation, longstrips of tubular knitting with regular or loose stitches on the outerside thereof and close or tight stitches on the inner side thereof maybe formed expeditiously, and the tight or close stitches may beseparated by one or, if desired, a number of rows of loose stitches.

The new glove, by reason of the tight stitching on the inner sidesthereof, tends to form a curve which iits the normal'curvature of thehand; that is, the fingers tend to curve inwardly as a result of theinfluence of the tight stitches, and the curvature thus produced issubstantially that of the natural curvature of the hand. The loose orregular stitches on the outer side of the lingers and thumb provide thelooseness that is necessary for freedom of movement and flexibility,while at the same time there is provided on the inner sides a compactand tightly knitted body which will resist wear over long periods andwhich does not enable stitches to be readily pulled or torn. In theglove-forming operation,

the operator can quickly sever the strips at the desired points by thespacing rows of loose stitches between the rows of tight or closestitches, no measuring instrument being required, and the loose stitchesprovided at the lower ends of the thumb and iinger portions enable aquick joining of the parts to form a complete glove.

While the thumb is shown provided with six rows of relatively loosestitches at its base, any desired number of rows may be used. The numberrequired for enlarging the thumb base will vary with different sizes andtypes of gloves. While in the foregoing specification, I have set forthcertain details as descriptive of the one mode of carrying out theinvention, it will be understood that such details may be widely variedby those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of myinvention.

I claim:

1. A knitted glove of the character set forth, having its front sideprovided with an area of close stitches and having the portion of itsback side aligned with said area of close stitches provided with a'`flexing area of relatively loose stitches.

2. A knitted glove of the character set forth, having its front sideprovided with an area of close stitches adapted to withstand wear andhaving the portion of its back side aligned with said area of closestitches formed of relatively loose stitches.

3. A knitted glove having a body portion and nger and thumb portions,said iinger portions being provided on their front sides with areas ofclose stitches and having their back sides formed of relatively loosestitches.

4. A knitted glove having a body portion and finger and thumb portions,said thumb portion at least having its inner side provided with an areaof relatively close stitches and having its back side formed ofrelatively loose stitches.

5. A knitted glove consisting of a body portion and ringer and thumbportions, said finger and thumb portions having their front sidesprovided With areas of relatively close stitches andv having their backsides formed of relatively loose stitches.

6. A knitted glove of the character set forth, having its front sideprovided with areas of relatively close stitches and its back sideformed of relatively loose stitches whereby said glove is caused toassume a curvature substantially conforming to the normal curvature ofthe hand.

'7. A knitted glove consisting of a body portion and iinger and thumbportions, at least one of said fingers having an area of relativelytight stitches in the front thereof and having loose stitches in theback portion thereof, said iinger having at least one row of relativelyloose stitches encircling the base thereof whereby said iinger is joinedto the body of the glove.

8. A knitted glove consisting of a body portion and linger and thumbportions, said linger portions having areas of relatively close stitchesin the front thereof and loose stitches in the back thereof, said fingerportions being joined to said glove body with at least one row of loosestitches extending about the front and back of said nger portion and atthe base thereof.

9. A knitted glove consisting of a body portion and ringer and thumbportions, said thumb portion having on its front side an area ofrelatively close stitches and on its back side an area. of relativelyloose stitches, said thumb portion having at its base a plurality ofrows of relatively loose stitches, and means connecting the stitches andat its rear an area of loose stitches, said thumb portion having also atits base a plurality of complete rows of loose stitches permitting anenlargement in the contour of the thumb base, the lbwermost of saidloose stitches being secured to said glove body.

CARL F. SCHUESSLER.

